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Parish priest in Nigeria abducted while answering sick call

December 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Nigerian priest Father Kingsley Eze was kidnapped Nov. 30, 2023, traveling to a sick call. / Credit: Catholic Diocese of Okigwe

ACI Africa, Dec 5, 2023 / 13:06 pm (CNA).
A priest from the Diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria was kidnapped Nov. 30 while… […]

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‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Brother Godwin Eze. / Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku

ACI Africa, Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria … […]

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Nigerian bishop: Tens of thousands spent to rescue kidnapped priests, seminarians

November 3, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

ACI Africa, Nov 3, 2023 / 14:15 pm A lack of security is impoverishing the Church in Nigeria, the bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese said this week, noting that in the northern part of the country […]

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Religious persecution is threat to U.S. national security, experts tell Congress

October 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
In testimony to the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, experts said that religi… […]

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Church prays for release of kidnapped priest and seminarian in Nigeria

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:05 pm (CNA).
Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu of Minna, Nigeria, called for prayers for the release of a priest and a seminarian who were kidnapped by armed men on Aug. 3 in the nort… […]

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Suspended priest takes charge of Nigeria’s strife-torn Benue State

July 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The campaign poster for Father Hyacinth Iormen Alia alluded to his well-known healing ministry. / Courtesy of APC campaign

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
His titles are many: priest, faith healer, exorcist, psychothera… […]

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Nigerian priest freed after torture, hospitalized with ‘deep wounds on his head’

June 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Marcellus Nwaohuocha was freed from captivity in the Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria June 20, 2023. / Credit: OMI

ACI Africa, Jun 21, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Father Marcellus Nwaohuocha of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who was … […]

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Missionary priest abducted in Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese; security guard killed

June 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Marcellus Nwaohuocha was abducted on June 17, 2023, from the Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria. / Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

ACI Africa, Jun 19, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Father Marcellus Nwaohuocha, a member of the Missionar… […]

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Nigerian bishop describes persecution and killings of Catholics: ‘It has become a daily occurrence’

June 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe sat down with CNA in June 2023 to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of Catholics in his country, which has grown so much in recent years that, he said, “it has become a daily occurrence.” / Credit: Photo… […]

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Nigerian priest abducted on Corpus Christi Sunday regains freedom

June 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Jeremiah Yakubu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was freed on Monday, June 12, 2023, after 24 hours in captivity. / Credit: Diocese of Kafanchan

ACI Africa, Jun 14, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Father Jeremiah Yakubu, who was kidnapped f… […]

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